Deck 5

Question 1

dart out of somewhere

Answer 1

• [intransitive] move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly

e.g. He jumps up from the table and darts out of the dining room. But just before he disappears up the stairs, he gives me one last long lingering look.

Question 2

someone received bad parenting

Answer 2

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Question 3

summon superhuman strength to do sth.

Answer 3

“Please be careful with that, Millie.” Nina watches me fretfully as I summon superhuman strength to lift the bags into her trunk.

Question 4

grab a bite

Answer 4

get something to eat

e.g. When do you wanna go grab a bite?

Question 5

saliva

Answer 5

watery liquid secreted into the mouth by glands, providing lubrication for chewing and swallowing, and aiding digestion.

Question 6

kink

Answer 6

• a sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight.
• NORTH AMERICAN a stiffness in the neck, back, etc.; crick.
  e.g. He stretches out a kink in his back.

Question 7

used when you wanna pay for something, typically a meal or a purchase

Answer 7

My treat

Question 8

a thing not worthwhile or meaningless

Answer 8

an exercise in futility

e.g. Forgetting what he said about Nina is an exercise in futility.